Read the following excerpt from the Fifteenth Amendment:
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
Describe how this law attempted to reconcile the discrepancy between American ideals and public policy.
A. Large numbers of people march on Washington for the passage of laws.
B. The NAACP lobbies Congress for passage of a right-to-vote law.
C. Congress passes a law to ensure all people have the right to vote.
D. The Supreme Court addresses the Fifteenth Amendment's constitutionality.
C. Congress passes a law to ensure all people have the right to vote.
The Fifteenth Amendment, which was passed by Congress, aimed to reconcile the discrepancy between American ideals and public policy by explicitly stating that the right to vote cannot be denied or restricted based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This law was a direct attempt by Congress to ensure that all citizens of the United States, regardless of race, had the right to vote.